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Eleanor Holmes Norton: the important point here is that I looks like the Framers understood that they couldn't put everything in the…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
the important point here is that I looks like the Framers understood that they couldn't put everything in the Constitution.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the Framers' understanding of constitutional limitations.

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